Asked by jj

Factor completely.
4, x, squared, plus, 12, x, plus, 5
4x
2
+12x+5

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
4x^2 + 12x + 5 = (2x + 1)(2x + 5)

Work: 4·5 = 20 and 10 + 2 = 12, so split the middle term: 4x^2 + 10x + 2x + 5 = 2x(2x+5) + 1(2x+5) = (2x+1)(2x+5).